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Definition of Dawn
1. Noun. The first light of day. "They talked until morning"
Exact synonyms: Aurora, Break Of Day, Break Of The Day, Cockcrow, Dawning, Daybreak, Dayspring, First Light, Morning, Sunrise, Sunup
Generic synonyms: Hour, Time Of Day
Derivative terms: Auroral, Aurorean
Antonyms: Sunset
Generic synonyms: Hour, Time Of Day
Derivative terms: Auroral, Aurorean
Antonyms: Sunset
2. Verb. Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions. "She was penetrated with sorrow"
Exact synonyms: Click, Come Home, Fall Into Place, Get Across, Get Through, Penetrate, Sink In
Causes: Understand
Causes: Understand
3. Noun. The earliest period. "The morning of the world"
4. Verb. Appear or develop. "The age of computers had dawned"
5. Noun. An opening time period. "It was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
Language type: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
6. Verb. Become light. "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
Definition of Dawn
1. v. i. To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.
2. n. The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.
Definition of Dawn
1. to begin to grow light in the morning [v -ED, -ING, -S]